Portable shower bath



March 6, 1951 R. KARLSON PORTABLE sHowER BATH 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed Feb. 26, 1947 March 6, 1951 R KARLSON 2,544,092

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Patented Mar. 6, 1951 UNI TED PATENT O F FICE 2544,092 .PoRTABIEsHowER BATH .R'inev Kartlm Gir'i'fihr .Applicationnbriiarye, 194 7,Sera,1 Na 781,013 H i foreign. (01.4-151) This invention relatesto Shower baths Vand more particularly to ,portable shower baths.

- The principal .object of the. inventionjisthe provision of a portable showercbath.

Afurther object. of the invention istheprovisionlof a showerbath including a vertically movable water supply means.

A still furtheriobject of `tthe invention isc the provision of a Shower bath having a watercontainer thereinwhich may be removed for convenient filling land.v maybe subsequently elevated.

A Still further (object of the .invention .is .the provision of a portable.Showerbathincluding. an iinproveddrainwater receptacle.

' The portable` Shower bath shown and described herein has beendesigned for..use `in locations where there is norunm'ng water supplyv and no drainage facilities. .It comprisesa stallzlikeenclosurepreferably formedtwith an elevatedfioor and including a drainage .receptacle positioned therebeneath and avertically movabletank which may be lowered and removed. for convenientrfilling and elevated for Shower. bath use. Manually operated meanslis provided forraisinga'nd lowering the watersupply tank and. valvelmeansare formed on the tank so that the waterhsnpplycmay be retained'thereiluntil it is desired to use the Same.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will, appear as-;the descriptionproceeds, the invention resides in the combinationand arrangement of ;parts andin vther. det``a ils of construction hereinafter desribed an'd'i'claimed, it being understood that changesin the preciseembodiment of the invention. hereindisclosed can be made'within-the scopeofwhat is claimedwithout departingfrom -the spirit-of theinvention. i

V'' I'he invention is-illustrated inthe accmpanying drawing, wherein: i' i' AFigure 1 is a front plan .view of the portable Shower bath. i i' i' Figure 2 is 4 a toplplan vviewof the portable Shower bath. M "i Figure 3 is a Vertical crosssection taken online 3-'3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is an enlarged detailed view of the water supply means.

Figure 5 is an enlarged detailed view of a portion of the water supply means shown in Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a top plan view of the waste water receptacle comprising a portion of the portable Shower bath.

By referring to the drawings and Figures 1 and 2in particular,..it will beqseen that a portable shower cabinethas been disclose'djwhich is preferably. formed witha base lfl and a pair of .side walls .H and `|2,.the front corner portions of which `are curved'tofiforirif'relatively Short front Sections |3and 14, respectiv'ely- The relatively short front Sections |3 and [ii]ldefii'ie` an opening 15 providing' access vto the .interioriof the portable Shower bath cabinet and a rodffsuch as indicated bythe numeral 16 is preferably positioned across the opening below afrontpiece ll which serves to units l'the Sections I [and |2 to one another. A curtain such :as indicated by the numeral IB is hung by suitable means for movement along the Vrod lso that the opening I may be closed when desired.

VThe base 10 is provided with an elevated floor |9 which'is Slopd toward the center, where. a plurality of openings' 20 forma suitable drain. In 'order thatiwater runningthrough the openings 20 may be'collected for disposal, a waste water recepta'cle l2`l is slidablyv positioned in a drawerlike manner in an'opning '22 in the base Ifliso thatitunderlies the openings 20 in the floor [9 of the base'lll.v

By referring to'Figures 3 and 6 of the drawings, it" willbe seenthatthe waste water receptacle 2| has asloping topmeinber 22 which forms a 'closure over the majority of vthe area of the waste water receptacle; leaving an access opening23i at o ne'end'thereof, preferably the front end `which is also provided with a handle 24. VIt willv thus `be seen that water running through the openings' inthe fioor 19 of theportable Shower bath"`cabinet will run along the'sloping uppermost surface `'of the member 22 of 'thewaste water receptaclejand run oif the foreinost end thereof intosth'e interior of the receptacle. VIt will further be seen that'whenthe waste'water'receptacle 2 is`fto bermovefd, it maybe grasped by the handle 'Z'fslid out vfromin' under the Shower bath cabinet and rno'vd' into elevated or Vertical position with' the vllandle'M "onthe top thereoffor convenie'nt carrying." i

/` It'will'occur to those Skilled in the art that in place of the construction shown, some installatins ofVthe'poitable shower bath cabinet may make possible the use of a collector cup beneath the openings 20 and a Section of fiexible hose, for example, which may be led to a point of disposal. By referring again to Figures 1, 2 and 3 of the drawings, it will be seen that a back wall for the portable Shower bath cabinet is provided and comprises a panel 25 which is affixed to the rearmost edges of the panels and |2 by means of 3 L-shaped corner pieces 26. The bottom edges of the panels ll, |2 and 25 rest against the inner surface of an upstanding fiange 21 formed on the upper edge of the base IB, so that they may be held in appropriate position thereby.

Means for supplying Water in the portable shower bath cabinet is provided and may be seen by referring to Figiires 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the 'drawings`v to comprise a portable tank 28 having an angularly inclined lower front section 29 which in turn has a plurality of openings 30 formed directly therein. A transversely positioned bail 3| forms a convenient handle and also provides means by which a hook and pulley combination 32 may be removably attached to the tank 28. Means for guiding the tank 28 along the inner surface of the panel I I is provided and comprises a pair of oppositely disposed angle irons 33 and 34 which are bolted or otherwise afiixed to the inner surface of the panel so as to stand vertically thereagainst. The outstanding flanges of the angle irons 33 and 34 are spac'ed sufciently to receive the width of the tank 28 therebetween and thereby form guide members therefor. A pair of downturned hook members 35 are positioned one on each of the angle irons 33 and 34 near their uppermost ends and a pair of studs 36 are positioned through the angle irons at right angles to the hook members 35 so as to extend out into the normal path of the vertically movable tank 28 and so as to be engageable therebeneath as for holding the same when the tank 28 is moved upwardly past the same, as shown in Figures 3 and 4 of the drawings.

rfhe off-center positioning of the bail 3| of the tank 28, by means of which it is raised, causes it to incline forwardly and thereby enables it to pass upwardly past the studs 36 and into engagement beneath the hook members 35 simultaneously with the bottom of the tank 28 passing above the studs 36 and swin'ging back into position. In such position the tank 28 is self-supporting on the angle irons and Will remain there until the bottom portion is moved outwardly of the studs 36 which will permit the upper open end of the tank to move downwardly and be disengaged from the downturned hooks 35.

Means for moving the tank 28 vertically is provided and comprises a loose or flexible cable 31 and a Winch 38 having a handle 39 which is positioned on the front panel |3 and the back or opposite end of the Winch 38 is carried in an appropriately located opening in the outstanding flange of the angle iron 34. The loose or fiexible cable 31 is passed over a fixed pulley 48 located on the uppermost end of the angle iron 34, thence through the pulley and hook combination 32 which is normally afiixed to the bail 3| of the tank 28 and terminates by being attached to an eyelet 4| on the top of the angle iron 33. Thus, rotating motion imparted to the crank 39 will revolve the Winch 38, wind up the flexible cable 31 and elevate the tank 28 by reason of the pulley and hook 32 being moved upward by the flexible cable 31.

No ratchet is necessary on the Winch 38 but may be provided if desired, as the tank 28 will normally rest in elevated position by its engagement on the studs 36, as held by the downturned hook 35 engaging its open upper end.

In order that the flow of water through the openings 30 of the tank 28 may be controlled at will, a novel closure member has been devised and is shown in Figures 1, 3, 4 and 5 of the drawings and in 4 and 5 of the drawings in enlarged detail, and may be seen to comprise a hinged closure member 42 including a hinge pin and bracket assembly 43 which is affixed to the inclined wall 29 of the tank 2-8 and the hinged closure 42 is provided with a relatively thick section of sponge rubber 44 on the side thereof adjacent the openings 30. A keeper 45 is also affixed to the tank 28 so that a projection portion 46 of the closure 42 may be removably positioned therebeneath so as to hold the section of sponge rubber M in compressed relation against the openings 36 thereby forming a water tight valve.

It Will thus be seen that a simple and eflicient portable shower bath has been disclosed which may be formed of relatively few parts and which is efficient in operation at indicated locations and capable of being produced and distributed at relatively low cost.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

In a Shower bath across sectionally square enclosure having an access opening at one side, a source of water supply therein comprising a tank, the said tank being movable vertically on one wall of the said enclosure, Vertical rails on the said wall for guiding said tank and oppositely disposed inwardly projecting pins on said rails intermediate their ends for registry with the bottom of the said tank, and a pair of downturned hooks on said rails near their upper ends and spaced with respect to the said oppositely disposed pins a distance corresponding With the height of the said tank, said downturned hooks engageable in the upper end of the said tank when the same is positioned on the said pins, and means for elevating the said tank into position on the said pins and in registry with the said downturned hooks.

RODNEY KARLSON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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